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Holman Hunt and the Light of the World in Oxford book cover

1st Edition

Holman Hunt and the Light of the World in Oxford

Edited By Markus Bockmuehl Copyright 2025
196 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the religious and artistic story behind The Light of the World by William Holman Hunt. Created in the mid-nineteenth century, it is often said to be the most widely exhibited work of art in history and remains one of the most widely known Christian paintings to this day. The subject matter provides a rich wealth of resources, touching on the... Read more

1. Introduction

Markus Bockmuehl

2. William Holman Hunt’s Religious and Historical Context

Frances Knight

3. Pre-Raphaelite Light: Hunt’s Vision of Salvation

Ayla Lepine

4. Christina Rossetti’s Christology

Rebekah Lamb

5. The Light of the World on Tour

Ian W. Archer

6. Revelation 3.20 in the Light of The Light of the World

Jamie Davies

7. A Disturbing Painting

Jeremy Begbie

8. Postcolonialism and Ways of Seeing The Light of the World

Renie Chow Choy

9. Holman Hunt’s The Light of the World and Iconography: ‘In Your Light We See Light’

John Behr

10. Seeing God Through Portrait Paintings of Displaced Women: An Aesthetics of Hospitality

Hannah Rose Thomas

11. The Light of the World and the Dynamics of Conversion

Ben Quash

Biography

Markus Bockmuehl is Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford, UK.

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